CVE-2026-42078

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Description

PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. Prior to commit 418491a, PPTAgent is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and directory creation via markdown_table_to_image. This issue has been patched via commit 418491a.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

4.6 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-05-04 17:16:24.740000

Last modified

2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-42078",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-04T17:16:24.740",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. Prior to commit 418491a, PPTAgent is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and directory creation via markdown_table_to_image. This issue has been patched via commit 418491a."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "PPTAgent es un framework agéntico para la generación reflexiva de PowerPoint. Antes del commit 418491a, PPTAgent es vulnerable a la escritura arbitraria de archivos y a la creación de directorios a través de markdown_table_to_image. Este problema ha sido parcheado a través del commit 418491a."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "icip-cas",
          "product": "PPTAgent",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.1,
        "impactScore": 2.5
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-05-04T18:38:03.199383Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-42078",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/security/advisories/GHSA-hrcw-xc63-g29m",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}